Robert Carl Yeager, 36, of the 6800 block of Lincoln Highway, has an April 21 plea date for escape charges. Yeager failed to return to the Adams County Prison from a work release assignment in December 2013, according to the prison's records department.

In March 2013, Yeager was put on a 24-month intermediate punishment program for intimidating a victim in November 2012, according to documents filed at Adams County Court of Common Pleas.

Yeager, whose wife had a protection from abuse order against him, told one of his children that he was going to kill his mother after he got off the phone with her, according to charging documents.

The protection from abuse was issued in July 2012 and was set to expire in July 2015, court documents state. Under the order, Yeager and his wife, Kristy Yeager, could only communicate if it involved the estranged couple's three children, according to court documents.

Kristy Yeager filed for divorce in Adams County Court on Sept. 10, but the case is still pending, according to court records.

In November, Yeager violated his probation, according to court documents. Yeager's probation was revoked and he was re-sentenced to six months to 23 months and 29 days partial confinement in Adams County Prison, according to court documents.

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Most recently, Yeager was charged with rape of a child, aggravated indecent assault of a child, kidnapping, burglary, indecent assault of a person younger than 13 and corruption of minors.

Bail was denied April 9 during a video arraignment by District Judge Thomas Reilly, while Yeager was in York County Prison.

Yeager was already in York County prison on $30,000 bail on charges of burglary, trespass and criminal mischief in a separate case. He is also being held on a $50,000 detainer from Adams County for escape, according to York County Prison.

Mark Walters covers Adams County for The Evening Sun. Contact him at 717-637-3736 ext. 147.